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verb (deriv, ing)
(rfex)
  1. (context, transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
  2. (context, transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
  3. (context, transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
  4. (context, transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
  5. (context, intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
Translations: 
  • Dutch: ontstaan(nl)
  • French: (t, fr, dériver) (from - de)
    (trans-mid)
    (trans-bottom)
    (checktrans-top)
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